Oil-burner.



PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

J. A. YOUNG. 011. BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

im IIIII 7/ r UNITED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.`

CHL-"BURNERIl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,862, dated August 9, 1904.

Application led September 26, 1903. Serial No. 174,832. (No model.)

To` all, who/'1t t nen/y concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. YOUNG, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Oil-Burner, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to oil-burners, and. particularly to that class of burners which are employed in heating and cooking stoves for burning crude oil, and has for its objects to produce a device of this character of simple construction which will be efficient in operation, one in which the oil will be rapidly converted into vapor and the flow of the latter regulated, and one in which a perfect conibustion will be established, thus obviating the accumulation of soot, smoke, or other products of combustion.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel details of consti'uction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a base-plate adapted to be seated in the {ire-box of a Vstove and provided with a peripheral upstanding flange 2 and a central air-opening 3, having' a surrounding flange 1. These flanges sei've in practice to retain upon the plate any oil which may escape thereto, as hereinafter described.

5 is a web extending across the air-opening 3 and provided with a central enlargement having a vertical internally-threaded opening 6, into which'is tapped an oil-conducting pipe 7, leading' from a suitable oil tank or reservoir 8 and provided outside of the stove with a pin-valve 9 for controlling the flow of voil to a burner 10.

The pipe 7 has an externally-threaded poi'- tion arising verticallyfrom the base-plate and terminating a suitable distance above the latter. This vertical portion oi the pipe is designed to sustain directly above the airopening 3 the burner' 10, which comprises a lower cup-shaped member 11 and an upper member consisting `of a shield or spreader 12,

both of which parts are tapped onto the pipe 7, are removable therefrom, and are provided with squared shanks 13 111, respectively, for

engagement by a wrench in removing them. The member 11, which receives the oil :flowing through the burner, is provided with a peripheral upstanding flange 15, which prevents the escape of oil and which serves as a bearing for the lower face of shield 12, which latter is adjustable towai'd and from the lower member and is of a size to project laterally beyond the same. The bui'nei' has an inner chamber 16, which is usually [illed with asbestos, over which latter is placed a wiregauze retainer 17, disposed between the as bestes and the shield 12. i

18 indicates oil inlet or feed openings formed through the walls of the pipe 7 within the chamber 16 and through which oil is fed to the burner, these openings being' located above the retainer 17, whereby liability of their becoming' choked by the asbestos iilling is wholly obviated, while 1S) is a cap tapped onto the upper end of pipe 7 for closing the same.

In practice by opening the valve 9 the oil is permitted to flow through the pipe 7 te the burner, and after the latter has been heated initially the incoming' oil is converted into vapor, as usual, and escapes from the chamber 16 through the narrow opening 2O between" the flange 15 of the cup 11 and the edge of the shield 12. which latter is adjustable to regulate the size of the said discharge-open ing. lt will be observed that when read justinent of the dischargeopening' is desired this is obtained. by lirst loosening the cap or closure 119 and then properly adjusting the shield or spreader 12, which when adjusted will be retained securely in position by tight ening the cap or closure against it, said cap thus performing the function of a jam-nut. The piece of wire-gauze which forms the retainer 17 is extended between the flange 15 and the spreader 12, and it may, if desired, be clamped between said members, so as to prevent it from buckling and becoming displaced from its proper position. lt is obvious that when the wire-gauze is thus clamped the fiame-oi'ilices will be :formed by the in- IOO tcrstices between the strands of which the wire-gauze is composed. If a larger flameorifice is desired and the spreader l2 in order to enlarge said orifice is spaced from the flange l5, it is obvious that the wire-gauze retainer will not be actually clamped; but being extended between the opposing members l5 and l2 it will still be prevented from buckling and will be retained in its proper position.

It Will beseen that the air-supply for the support of combustion is compelled to pass through the orifice 3 and that it will therefore necessarily be heated before reaching and commingling with the oil-vapor, thus establishing a more perfect combustion and obviating the accumulation of products of the latter. The eiiiciency of my improved burner is correspondingly increased.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I produce a device of simple construction which is admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view and one in which the parts may be readily removed for purposes of cleaning or renewal. In attaining these ends I do not limit myself to the precise details herein set forth, inasmuch as minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In an oil-burner, an eXteriorly-threaded supply-pipe, a cup mounted upon said pipe and having an upstanding peripheral flange, a spreader adjustable upon the threaded portion of the pipe above the cup, a refractory filling in the cup, a gauze retainer above said filling extending between the flange of said l discharge-orifice between said cup-shaped reservoir and pipe, and a jam-cap forming a closure for the upper end of the pipe and abutting upon the upper side of the spreader.

3. In a device of the class described, an eX- teriorly-threaded supply-pipe, a peripherally-iianged base-plate having an. air-opening surrounded by an upstanding flange and a transverse We-b having a threaded sleeve exteriorly engaging the supply-pipe, a cupshaped reservoir mounted upon the saidpipe above the air-opening in the baseplate, a spreader adjustably engaging the pipe above the reservoir and adjustable with relation to the latter to regulate the size of the flameorifice, and a cap constituting a closure for the upper end of the pipe and engaging the spreader to lock the latter in adjusted position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto axed my signaturel in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN A. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

H. S. C. LEAVITT, HARRY JAoKINs. 

